The EU Is Planning To File Anti-Dumping Review Appeal Against Leather Shoes Imported From China Again

On December 14, the reporter recently China Leather Association It is learned that the EU is preparing to import goods from China and Vietnam leather shoes Bring it up again anti-dumping Review appeal.

"The EU Footwear Federation is likely to formally submit an application to the European Commission within the time limit." Pu Lingchen, a Chinese lawyer who has been acting as an agent in the anti-dumping case against Chinese leather shoes, told our reporter that because Italy, Spain and other traditional shoemaking countries are more active in continuing to submit review appeals, before the end of December, The EU Footwear Federation is likely to submit an anti-dumping review appeal again. "If this is true, it means that the EU's anti-dumping case against Chinese leather shoes will again be submitted to the sunset review procedure, and the anti-dumping duty will continue for some time."

Since the anti-dumping case involving Chinese leather shoes had a huge impact and lasted the longest, the Ministry of Commerce requested the WTO to set up a special case team to hear the case in early 2010. Pu Lingchen said, "At present, the first round of the WTO expert group meeting has just ended, and all parties have reported the situation of the case. The second round of the meeting will be held around January 20 next year, and all parties will defend at the meeting. The entire ruling will be known in March next year."

On October 5, 2006, the EU imposed a 16.5% anti-dumping duty on leather shoes originating in China, with a period of two years. After the expiration at the end of 2008, it will enter the sunset review. In December 2009, the European Commission ruled again to extend the anti-dumping duty for 15 months until March 2011.

The EU leather shoes anti-dumping case since 2006 has seriously affected the export of Chinese leather shoes, and the export of leather shoes to Europe has continued to decline. Under the influence of the financial crisis, the growth rate of China's footwear exports in 2009 was almost zero. In the second half of 2009, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador and other countries in Latin America successively adopted trade protection measures against Chinese footwear.

It is also understood that in 2006, five Chinese shoe enterprises, including Aokang, believed that the European Commission had violated the law in the investigation process, and filed a judicial review with the European Court of First Instance in December 2006. In March 2010, the European Court of First Instance rejected the claims of five Chinese shoe enterprises. In June 2010, five shoe enterprises filed a lawsuit with the European Union High Court again, and asked the European Union High Court to review the doubtful points in the hearing of the European Union Low Court.

"At present, the EU High Court is hearing the defense proceedings of both parties involved in the case, and the proceedings are expected to end at the beginning of next year. If necessary, the High Court will also hold an oral defense meeting." Pu Lingchen said that the EU is a consortium that respects the law, and Aokang appeals to the High Court will not be disturbed by many political and economic factors, The verdict of the High Court should be optimistic.